Easy Weeknight Bibimbap
This recipe is meant to be easier and quicker for a weeknight. Instead of traditional bulgogi, you are just cooking up lean ground beef or turkey. You can also omit the meat altogether and make a vegetarian Bibimbap! Enjoy!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the Bibimbap:
- 1 lb. lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 3 tablespoons Olive or avocado oil split
- soy sauce or coconut aminos optional
- salt and pepper
- 1 daikon or Korean radish peeled and julienned
- 2 carrots peeled and julienned; or sliced into matchsticks
- 2 zucchini julienned; or sliced into matchsticks
- 1 package (16 oz) shiitake mushrooms sliced
- 1 (10 oz.) bag chopped kale
For the Bibimbap sauce:
- 3 to 5 tablespoons Gochujang depending on how spicy you like it
- 1 ½ tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons brown rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
To serve:
- 4 fried eggs
- cooked white or brown rice
- sesame seeds
- kimchi on the side if desired
- Crushed gim (roasted seaweed) for garnish
Instructions
- Using a sauté pan over medium high heat, add a tablespoon of oil and cook the lean ground beef or ground turkey until all browned and cooked through, or until the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 165°F. Feel free to season the meat with a little soy sauce or coconut aminos and salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Using separate pans, sauté all of the vegetables (radishes, carrots, zucchini and mushrooms) in a little oil until tender. In a separate bowl, drizzle a little olive or avocado oil over the kale and massage with your hands for a few minutes. This helps to soften and break down the kale. You can also sauté the kale in a pan over medium low heat if desired.
- For the Bibimbap sauce, whisk together all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Taste and adjust any ingredients as needed. Set aside.
- To serve, scoop rice into bowls and top with the cooked ground beef or turkey and all of the cooked vegetables, placing them around the edge of the bowl, leaving space for a fried egg in the center. Garnish with sesame seeds and crushed gim (roasted seaweed) if desired. Serve with the bibimbap sauce and some kimchi. Drizzle some of the bibimbap Gochujang sauce over the top, mix together and enjoy!